NYPD purchases $6.5M in equipment to stamp out suspicious drone activity during FIFA World Cup

The new “Safer Skies Act” now lets NYPD take down dangerous drones, a task previously for feds. FBI Assistant Director in Charge Jim Barnacle warned flying drones over MetLife Stadium is a federal ...

US bars drone flights over sites of World Cup matches

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will bar ...
Officer.com

NYPD Trains Officers to Disable Drones Ahead of World Cup Events

The NYPD is expanding its ability to counter unauthorized drones after training officers to electronically intercept and remove them from restricted airspace during major ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Send in the drones: Hampton Roads police, fire departments using flying machines as ‘first responders’

One afternoon last fall, police in James City County got a call about a man outside in a mental health crisis. Within 20 seconds, officers launched a drone from the rooftop of police headquarters in ...